Portulaca oleraceae (Pigweed)
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Portulaca oleracea flowers
Photograph by Ethel Aardvark. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
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Portulaca oleracea plant
Photograph by Ethel Aardvark. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
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Credits:
Description and Habitat information is sourced from: Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland Government, Common saltmarsh plants of Queensland, https://www.publications.qld.gov.au/dataset/common-saltmarsh-plants-of-queensland Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.
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PIGWEED FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Pigweed
Other Names
Purslane
Description
Portulaca oleracea has spoon-shaped leaves attached to the stem at the narrow end. This species is a low-growing prostrate form and has yellow flowers in its axils. The leaves are mostly alternate. It usually flowers between December and March. Pigweed is common in sandy soils and can be established by seed or cuttings.
Habitat
sandy soils, saltpan areas
Distribution
Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria., South Australia, Western Australia,
Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.2m
Propagation
seed,
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Caryophyllales | | Family: | Portulacaceae | | Genus: | Portulaca | | Species: | oleraceae | | Common Name: | Pigweed |
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